CLINICAL HANDBOOK OF PASTORAL COUNSELING VOLUME 3

Veteran, respected pastoral counselors Robert Wicks, Richard Parsons, and Donald Capps, editors of the two previous handbooks in this series, turn their attention in this third volume to contemporary topics essential for pastoral counselors/ministers today. The book, a collection of 18 articles by some of the top names in the field, is divided into three sections: I. Pastoral Counseling with Special PopulationsII. Special Challenges and Opportunities for Pastoral Counselors in the Third MillenniumIII. Special Challenges and Responsibilities of the Pastoral CounselorThe articles explore many topics that the up-to-date pastoral counselor may encounter. They include pastoral counseling with Asian-Americans, post-traumatic stress disorder, pastoral ministry in the age of AIDS, and burn-out in pastoral counseling.